Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

The night fell quietly like a huge black curtain, covering the entire world.

When the first rays of morning light break, the stage of a new day slowly rises in the dim light of dawn.

Zhou Jin is always the first person to wake up in the family. His and Lou Xiao'e's romance last night made her exhausted, and she is still in a deep sleep.

Zhou Jin originally planned to take Long Jiu to the street office this morning to register her household registration at Courtyard No. 695, and then take her to buy some daily necessities, such as pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, tables, chairs and wardrobes, towels, quilts and sheets, all of which needed to be bought now.

Speaking of this, Zhou Jin felt a little regretful that he had emptied Yi Zhonghai's house, otherwise there wouldn't be so much trouble now.

Looking at Lou Xiao'e who was still sleeping, Zhou Jin considered that Lou Xiao'e really needed rest, and that he and Long Jiu should be able to finish all the things in the morning.

So I decided not to wake Lou Xiao'e up for breakfast, and let her have a good rest. She can eat when she wakes up. Anyway, I will save her breakfast for later.

Then, Zhou Jin started to do the things he had to do every day. He signed in, put on his clothes, washed up, and then started to prepare breakfast.

After the steamed buns were done, Zhou Jin went to call Zhou Xin to get up and wash up, and then Zhou Jin went to pack her schoolbag. When she finished washing up, the steamed buns were ready.

After the two of them had breakfast together, Zhou Jin specially placed Lou Xiao'e's food in a steamer to keep it warm, and left a warm note on the desk in the bedroom.

Afterwards, Zhou Jin rode his bicycle to take Zhou Xin to school.

Since Long Jiu had been informed in advance through the system, she was asked to bring the letter of introduction and identity documents to the street office and wait for him.

After Zhou Jin sent Zhou Xin to school, he went directly to the street office to deal with Long Jiu's household registration issue.

Ten minutes later, Zhou Jin arrived at the street office. Long Jiu was already standing on the road opposite the street office, eating a sweet potato.

From a distance, Long Jiu was about 1.7 meters tall, which was definitely tall among girls. She had a high ponytail and a pretty face, but not the kind that would look stunning at first glance.

On the contrary, when you see her for the first time, you will think she is very ordinary, but the more you look at her, the more beautiful she will become.

No wonder Zhou Jin had no impression of her when he first personified her in Long Er's place.

Zhou Jin came directly in front of Long Jiu and called out, "Xiao Jiu."

Long Jiu then raised his head and looked at Zhou Jin, quickly swallowing the last bite of sweet potato, and then replied: "Brother."

"Okay, let's go in and get your household registration done first, and then we'll take you to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things. You'll come back to live in the courtyard with me today. But you must remember that I'm your cousin, so don't let it slip."

"Don't worry, brother."

Zhou Jin looked at Long Jiu's well-behaved appearance, and a desire to protect him surged in his heart.

He took Long Jiu into the street office and went straight to the household registration section. Perhaps because Zhou Jin often came to the street office, most of the staff here knew Zhou Jin.

Moreover, Long Jiu had all the relevant documents, so he quickly processed her household registration and moved her to his own courtyard house.

The next step was to go to the grain department to apply for her grain certificate. This process didn't take much time. Overall, today went smoothly.

Afterwards, Zhou Jin took Long Jiu to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought everything she needed for daily life.

However, there were so many things needed that they could only find two shelters outside the supply and marketing cooperative and deliver the tables, chairs, benches, wardrobes, bedding sets, pots, pans, and other things to the courtyard.

Zhou Jin rode a bicycle, took Long Jiu with him, and led the way with the newly bought clothes.

Half an hour later, Zhou Jin and his friends finally returned to the courtyard. Zhou Jin then gave each of the servants an extra fifty cents and asked them to help move the furniture.

The young girls and wives who stayed in the yard were very curious when they saw Zhou Jin bought so many things again, and were about to come up to ask about it.

As a result, they saw a grown girl standing next to Zhou Jin, so they stopped and didn't know whether to ask. After all, Zhou Jin's gossip was not so easy to find out.

But after all, there are people who are particularly curious. An old lady mustered up the courage to come to Zhou Jin and asked, "Zhou Jin, your house has already been renovated, why did you buy so many furniture?"

Zhou Jin smiled and replied, "Oh, Aunt Qian, this is indeed not bought by my family. My cousin fled from her hometown to Sijiucheng and just contacted me at the street office. I wanted to let her live in our courtyard.

It’s just that my house is a little short of space, so I let her live in the east wing of the middle courtyard, and her household registration has been changed to our courtyard.”

Hearing Zhou Jin's words, Aunt Qian's eyes lit up, and then she showed a warm smile and said, "Oh, so that's how it is! That's great, you will be a family from now on. By the way, how old is your cousin? Does she have a boyfriend?"

Zhou Jin smiled helplessly. He knew what these aunts were thinking, but he still replied politely: "Aunt Qian, my cousin is still young and is not considering finding a partner for the time being."

Aunt Qian was a little disappointed, but she still said, "That's fine. It's not too late to consider it when she grows up. But then again, Zhou Jin, you are such a good person. You take such good care of your relatives."

Zhou Jin smiled modestly and said, "It's all my duty. We are all relatives after all."

At this time, other aunties and women also gathered around and began to ask about Zhou Jin's cousin's situation.

While dealing with their questions, Zhou Jin directed the men to move the furniture into the east wing of the central courtyard.

After a busy period, all the furniture was finally put in place.

Looking at the brand new room, Zhou Jin felt very satisfied.

He turned to look at his cousin standing beside him, smiled and said, "Cousin, this is your new home. If you need anything, you can always tell me or you can follow me."

The cousin nodded gratefully and said softly, "Okay, cousin."

"Okay, now come with me home and see if your sister-in-law is awake."

"Ok."

Afterwards, Zhou Jin took Long Jiu to the backyard.

As soon as I arrived at the backyard, I saw a lot of children standing outside my house, with their little heads pressed against the wall, as if they were listening to something.

Zhou Jin walked closer curiously and listened, and immediately understood what was going on.

It turned out that Lou Xiao'e had woken up and was listening to the radio at home.

When the children saw that it was Zhou Jin who came back, a trace of fear appeared on their faces and they left reluctantly.

Zhou Jin looked at their departing backs and felt speechless: "Do I look scary? These kids ran faster than rabbits when they saw me."

He shook his head helplessly, opened the door and walked into the house. As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Lou Xiao'e sitting on the sofa, reading a book attentively, while the radio next to her was playing an opera program.

However, the volume of the radio was indeed a bit too loud. No wonder those kids were leaning against the wall of their homes to eavesdrop.

Zhou Jin hurried over and turned down the volume, then turned to look at Lou Xiao'e and said with a smile, "Xiao'e, turn down the volume of this radio a little bit in the future. I just saw seven or eight people lying on the wall outside eavesdropping."

Then, he brought Long Jiu to Lou Xiao'e and introduced her with a smile: "Xiao'e, this is my cousin, Long Jiu, she is eighteen years old this year."

Long Jiu nodded politely to Lou Xiaoe, and then took the initiative to say hello.

"Hello sister-in-law, my name is Long Jiu, I will trouble you to take good care of me in the future."

Lou Xiao'e raised her head and looked at the girl in front of her who was much taller than her. She had a pretty face and a hint of pity. The more she looked at her, the more she liked her.

So she quickly took Long Jiu's hand and spoke to him in a gentle tone.

"You call me sister-in-law, so we are family. What's the point of talking about whether I will take care of you or not? Besides, we are about the same age. From now on, just follow me. I guarantee that no one will dare to bully you."

"Well, then I will follow my sister-in-law from now on."

"Hahaha!" The room suddenly became lively.

Zhou Jin planned to let them get acquainted with each other first, and then went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.